PSYC 2380 - MC Exam Prep 2026/2027 –
High-Yield Study Notes & Practice
Question
What evidence has been found for gender differences in achievement motivation
producing differences in math performance? - correct answer-A) Boys are
generally more motivated to have greater academic achievements.
B) Girls are more likely to increase effort in response to academic failures.
C) Boys are more likely to increase effort in response to academic failures.
*D) There's no evidence that girls or boys are more likely to give up following
academic failures.*
As discussed by Deborah Saucier and Crystal Ehresman (2010) in "The Physiology
of Sex Differences", testosterone affects brain areas involved in which type of
non-reproductive behavior - correct answer-A) higher cognitive functions
B) play behaviors
C) aggressive behaviors
*D) all of the above*
A researcher is administering a test on which traits are considered "masculine"
and which are considered "feminine" to an individual from a collectivist culture
(e.g., Japan). What kind of traits is that person likely to ascribe to men in general,
,from that culture: - correct answer-A) the same agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and
self-reliance) that someone from an individualistic culture would ascribe to men
in their culture
*B) traits that are consistent with collectivist cultures' core value of communal
qualities (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness to others)*
C) a combination of agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and self-reliance) and
communal traits (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness with others) - i.e.,
androgyny
D) show neither strong agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and self-reliance) nor strong
communal traits (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness to others) - i.e.,
agender
Experimental methods in sex and gender research can be especially challenging
because ______. - correct answer-A) the independent and dependent variables
are difficult to operationalize
*B) sex and gender identity cannot be easily or ethically manipulated*
C) self-report measures of gender identity are especially unreliable
D) the field is more prone to bias than other social science research
As discussed by Deborah Saucier and Crystal Ehresman (2010) in "The Physiology
of Sex Differences", which of the following is NOT an anatomical sex difference
between female and male brains? - correct answer-A) Females tend to have more
glial cells
*B) Female brains are more lateralized*
C) Males have slightly larger brains on average
D) Male brains tend to have more cerebrospinal fluid
, What best describes the relative contributions of biology and environment to
cognitive ability according to the biopsychosocial model discussed in your
textbook? - correct answer-A) Biological factors cause people to select certain
experiences and environments that later affect cognitive ability.
B) An individual's learning experiences cause differences in biological structures
related to cognitive abilities.
C) Biological and environmental factors both affect cognitive abilities separately
and independent of one another.
*D) Biology and environment interact to cause changes in one another, mutually
shaping each other to produce changes in cognitive abilities.*
Which of the following is NOT true of sex differences in brain size? - correct
answer-A) Male brains are on average 11% larger in volume than female.
B) Women tend to have larger frontal cortexes (responsible for planning and
decision making).
C) Men tend to have large hippocampi (responsible for memory, learning, and
emotion).
*D) Women's left hemispheres are slightly larger when body size is taken into
account.*
Which of the following is TRUE according to the Multifactorial Theory of Gender
Identity discussed in your textbook? - correct answer-*A) The variety of roles,
traits, and attitudes that shape one's gender identity are independent /
uncorrelated.*
B) There are a narrow set of different ways gender attributes group together.
C) Most people struggle to develop a basic sense of belongingness to their
biological sex.
D) It is common to discount gender typical traits and emphasize gender atypical
traits.
High-Yield Study Notes & Practice
Question
What evidence has been found for gender differences in achievement motivation
producing differences in math performance? - correct answer-A) Boys are
generally more motivated to have greater academic achievements.
B) Girls are more likely to increase effort in response to academic failures.
C) Boys are more likely to increase effort in response to academic failures.
*D) There's no evidence that girls or boys are more likely to give up following
academic failures.*
As discussed by Deborah Saucier and Crystal Ehresman (2010) in "The Physiology
of Sex Differences", testosterone affects brain areas involved in which type of
non-reproductive behavior - correct answer-A) higher cognitive functions
B) play behaviors
C) aggressive behaviors
*D) all of the above*
A researcher is administering a test on which traits are considered "masculine"
and which are considered "feminine" to an individual from a collectivist culture
(e.g., Japan). What kind of traits is that person likely to ascribe to men in general,
,from that culture: - correct answer-A) the same agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and
self-reliance) that someone from an individualistic culture would ascribe to men
in their culture
*B) traits that are consistent with collectivist cultures' core value of communal
qualities (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness to others)*
C) a combination of agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and self-reliance) and
communal traits (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness with others) - i.e.,
androgyny
D) show neither strong agentic traits (e.g., autonomy and self-reliance) nor strong
communal traits (e.g., social sensitivity and connectedness to others) - i.e.,
agender
Experimental methods in sex and gender research can be especially challenging
because ______. - correct answer-A) the independent and dependent variables
are difficult to operationalize
*B) sex and gender identity cannot be easily or ethically manipulated*
C) self-report measures of gender identity are especially unreliable
D) the field is more prone to bias than other social science research
As discussed by Deborah Saucier and Crystal Ehresman (2010) in "The Physiology
of Sex Differences", which of the following is NOT an anatomical sex difference
between female and male brains? - correct answer-A) Females tend to have more
glial cells
*B) Female brains are more lateralized*
C) Males have slightly larger brains on average
D) Male brains tend to have more cerebrospinal fluid
, What best describes the relative contributions of biology and environment to
cognitive ability according to the biopsychosocial model discussed in your
textbook? - correct answer-A) Biological factors cause people to select certain
experiences and environments that later affect cognitive ability.
B) An individual's learning experiences cause differences in biological structures
related to cognitive abilities.
C) Biological and environmental factors both affect cognitive abilities separately
and independent of one another.
*D) Biology and environment interact to cause changes in one another, mutually
shaping each other to produce changes in cognitive abilities.*
Which of the following is NOT true of sex differences in brain size? - correct
answer-A) Male brains are on average 11% larger in volume than female.
B) Women tend to have larger frontal cortexes (responsible for planning and
decision making).
C) Men tend to have large hippocampi (responsible for memory, learning, and
emotion).
*D) Women's left hemispheres are slightly larger when body size is taken into
account.*
Which of the following is TRUE according to the Multifactorial Theory of Gender
Identity discussed in your textbook? - correct answer-*A) The variety of roles,
traits, and attitudes that shape one's gender identity are independent /
uncorrelated.*
B) There are a narrow set of different ways gender attributes group together.
C) Most people struggle to develop a basic sense of belongingness to their
biological sex.
D) It is common to discount gender typical traits and emphasize gender atypical
traits.
